Bottle closure



Nov. 16, 1948. s, BLOQMFlELU 2,454,126

BOTTLE CLOSURE Filed Jan. e. `1945 INVENTM mae/ /aa/m/d Y BY p v nr; wmv

Patented Nov. 16, 1948 BOTTLE oLosUaE Samuel Bloomield, Wichita, Kans.,assignor, -by direct and mesne assignments, to C. Earl Hovey, KansasCity, Mo., trustee Application January 8, 1945, Serial No. 571,765

1 Claim.

1 This invention relates to closures for the mouth of receptacles andparticularly to the so-called crown" type caps for bottles, and theprimary aim is the provision of a closure assembly having,

parts for removing the closure from the receptacle without theemployment of any tool or implement separate from that forming a part ofthe closure per se.

The term crown cap as used throughout this specification is understoodto mean a stopper or closure for bottles' having relative small openmouth, the closure being made from tinned iron or other suitablematerial, provided with acorrugated edge or annular skirt that iscrimped over the mouth oi the bottle in a manner well known in the art,and taking the form that is readily understood by the public generally.

It is well-known that crown caps for bottles are clamped in place toseal the mouth of the bottle against the escape of the carbonatedcontents, and due to the pressure exerted within the bottle. the capmust be tightly secured against accidental displacement at all times.

One of the more important aims of this invention is the provision of abottle closure having the conventional cover and a exible elementassociated with the cover that may be grasped by the user and employedas means for disp-lacing the cover when the bottle is to be opened.

More speeically, this invention provides a bottle cap remover in thenature oi a exible element extending from beneath the crown cap andpresenting at the extended portion, a grip through the medium whereofthe skirt of the' cover portion of the crown cap may be pried from itsgripping relation and therefore, cause the entire closure to loosen.

A further aim oi this invention is to provide a new article ofmanufacture in the nature of a combined gasket and grip that areassociated with the cover portion of a'crow'n cap in a manner toeffectively seal the mouthof the bottle and at the same time presentstructure to the user that may be employed for quickly pulling the capfrom its operative position.

Other aims of the instant invention include the specific manner offorming the crown cap puller and the manner in which the puller is`associated with conventional elements of the well-known crown cap-all ofsuch specific aims will become apparent during the course of thefollowing specification, referring to the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a stretch-out plan view of the blank or article ofmanufacture, which comprises the 2 gasket and pulling grip for the coverportion of a crown cap; and

Fig. 2 is a sectional -View through a bottle closure, having as aportion thereof, the part illustrated in Fig. 1.

In Fig. 2, the closure is in the form of a conventional crown cap,having a cover portion v58 from which depends a laterally extendingskirt 5E that clamplngly engages the sides of a bottle 6I) when theparts are in the operative position. As is well-known, skirt 56 iscrimped through the employment of a die and forced tightly against thebottle near the mouth thereof.

The cork gasket which has heretofore been employed in the production ofcrown caps has substituted therefor a strip of iiexible material formedas clearly illustrated in Fig, 1.

The blank illustrated in Fig. 1. comprises grip 50, gasket portion 52,and a tongue 54 that is anchored between the skirt 56 of the cap and theouter surface of the bottle 6l) when the blank is in operative positionto seal bottle 6U.

The diameter of gasket portion 52 is substantially the same as theinside diameter of skirt 56, and tongue 54 is drawnl to place when thebottle 60 ls capped. Tongue 54 is diametrically opposed to grip 50 andthe intermediate or neck portion 62 of grip 50 extends between skirt 56and bottle 60 at a point where lifting the cap will be easy, due to theleverage afforded and the holding action at tongue 54. A quick upwardjerk on the part of the operator. after he has grasped grip 5l);g willsuddenly dislodge the cap from a sealing position. Obviously, when" theparts are assembled as shown in Fig. 2, gasket portion 52 willthoroughly seal the mouth of bottle B0. t

When the grip is positioned as just described, it will be readilyaccessible to the user but will not interfere with the loading of thebottles in a case or into a cooling compartment of a refrigerator orvending machine. i

The material from which this pulling member is constructed, may be Wovenfiber glass or any other suitable substance, that will be streng withoutpresenting bulk. It may be secured in place by the glue which is usuallyused in fastening a gasket to the inner face of cover portion 58.`

The looped form of grip 50 presents means for engaging a hook', nail orother rigid projection when grasping the body of the bottle-thus, if theoperator isunable 'to exert enough pull upon the grip, the necessaryforce mayI be applied by looping the same over such a projection tofacilitate the action necessary to remove the cap.

Grip 59 is yfurther usable as means for lifting l the bottles from acooler where the necksof lthe Y bottles are normally exposed. The loopedform of grip 50 permits threading a cord or wiretherethrough to serve asmeans for carrying a number 'of bottles Vin grouped condition. 'I'heweight oi.'

vthe lip of said bottle lwhen the cap is operably mounted on the bottle;a combined sealing and cap removal device comprising a body of exiblematerial having a-gasket portion disposable within vsaid cap against thelip of said bottle, and a a length substantially equal to the width ofsaid pair of tongues integral with said gasket portion and extendingtherefrom in diametrically opposed relationship, one of saidtongueshaving skirt ot the cap, the other tongue being relatively longand having an enlarged perforated end to l present a grip below the freeedge of the annular skirt when the body isoperably mounted in said cap,said tongues extending substantially perpendicular to the gasket portionof the body when mounted between said cap and the mouth of said bottle.yI

SAMUEL BLOOW'IELD.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 986,524 Wallace et al Mar. 14,1911 1,167,807 Evans et al. Jan. 11, 1916 1,517,143 Almquist Nov. 25,1924 1,66,683 Carhart Apr. 17, 1928 1,932,333 Cohen Oct. 24, 1933

